Quebec Radical Cheerleaders

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The paper explains that individuals and groups use civil disobedience to protest a wide range of issues raging from environmental pollution to political or social corruption. The paper looks at the activities of the Toronto faction of the Radical Cheerleaders during the anti-FTAA (Free Trade of the Americas Act) protests in Quebec City. The paper shows how the radical cheerleaders displayed a combination of reactionary and revolutionary characteristics.

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"People all have interests and opinions. Groups of people and individuals tend to show a wide range of interests and opinions. In society some of these people's interests and opinions will receive a great deal of attention while others will be ignored or suppressed. People that do not have their interests meet or their opinions heard usually have to rely on alternative methods to make their voices heard. One of the more common ways is civil disobedience. Civil disobedience is defined as, "refusal to obey governmental commands especially as a nonviolent means of protest"(Anonymous 96)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Anonymous, Infoshop Webpage, 2006: http://www.infoshop. org/octo/ftaa.html.
• Anonymous, Radical Cheerleading Webpage, 2006: http://radcheers. tripod.com/RC/.
• Anonymous, Webster's New Explore Dictionary, Merriam-Webster,1999.
• Chang, Jen, Or, Bethany, Tharmendran, Eloginy, Tsumara, Emmie,Daniels, Steve and Leroux, Darryl, Resist, Fernwood Publishing, Halifax, 2001.
• Crow, Thomas, "Introduction" in The Rise of the Sixties, Abrams Perspectives, London, 1996: 7-37.

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